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Christa McAuliffe. Sharon Christa McAuliffe ( née Corrigan; September 2, 1948 – January 28, 1986) was an American teacher and astronaut from Concord, New Hampshire who died on the Space Shuttle Challenger on mission STS-51-L, where she was serving as a payload specialist. [2] McAuliffe received her bachelor's degree in education and history ...
Years of service. 1973–1977 (active) 1978–1979 (reserve) Rank. Captain. Unit. JAG Corps. Steven James McAuliffe (born March 3, 1948) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire. He is the widower of Christa McAuliffe, one of the victims of the 1986 Space Shuttle Challenger ...
Barbara Morgan. Barbara Radding Morgan (born November 28, 1951) is an American teacher and a former NASA astronaut. She participated in the Teacher in Space program as backup to Christa McAuliffe for the 1986 ill-fated STS-51-L mission of the Space Shuttle Challenger. She then trained as a mission specialist, and flew on STS-118 in August 2007.
Baney, the 2024 recipient of the Christa McAuliffe Sabbatical from the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation, is about to embark on a yearlong quest to invent four tabletop games that mimic escape ...
Dec. 20—CONCORD — Plans to erect a statue honoring teacher/astronaut Christa McAuliffe narrowly cleared the Executive Council on Wednesday over concerns about using $250,000 in taxpayer money ...
Teachers in Space, Inc. The Teacher in Space Project ( TISP) was a NASA program announced by Ronald Reagan in 1984 designed to inspire students, honor teachers, and spur interest in mathematics, science, and space exploration. The project would carry teachers into space as Payload Specialists (non-astronaut civilians), who would return to their ...
Dec. 20—CONCORD — Plans to erect a statue honoring teacher/astronaut Christa McAuliffe narrowly cleared the Executive Council on Wednesday over concerns about using $250,000 in taxpayer money ...
Stephanie Zimbalist, who was born in New York City, is the daughter of Loranda Stephanie (née Spalding) and actor Efrem Zimbalist Jr., who starred in the television series 77 Sunset Strip and The FBI as well as theatrical films. The family soon moved to Los Angeles, where Stephanie grew up.